Openbox and xcompmgr

Driftu · 2010-02-25 15:23:28

hello, i need help with xcompmgr, how i can do transparency windows? how to configure xcompmgr?

thanks

fsckd · 2010-02-25 15:31:17

It's beena while since I've used it. Just run xcompmgr from the command line. You'll see shadows around all windows. Any program made to use true transparency will do so. See the man pages for xcompmgr and transset for more info. Good luck.

n0dix · 2010-02-25 15:36:46

The wiki is your friend http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xcompmgr

trishtren18 · 2010-02-25 23:25:57

open your terminal and do this:
sudo nano /.config/openbox/autostart.sh

or if you didnt move it with your rc.xml and menu.xml then issue this command:
cp /etc/xdg/openbox/autostart.sh ~/.config/openbox/

now navigate to the bottom of autostart.sh and add this:
xcompmgr &

to have it autoload. after that you dont have to do a thing.

Last edited by trishtren18 (2010-02-25 23:26:45)

bernarcher · 2010-02-26 04:58:10

You may use the xcompmgr-dana from the AUR package instead of plain xcompmgr. This provides a few more transparency possibilities. I for instance bound setting/removing transparency of the actual window to a key in openbox.

<keybind key="C-W-t">
  <!-- Set Transpareny -->
  <action name="Execute">
    <command>transset-df --actual</command>
  </action>
</keybind>

Additionally you may want to consider the COMP script from the xcompmgr wiki to switch xcompmgr on demand. I bound it to openbox command keys as well. So I may use/stop composition at will.

<keybind key="W-c">
  <!-- Restart composition manager -->
  <action name="Execute">
    <command>COMP</command>
  </action>
</keybind>

<keybind key="W-S-c">
  <!-- Stop composition manager -->
  <action name="Execute">
    <command>COMP -s</command>
  </action>
</keybind>

Last edited by bernarcher (2010-02-26 04:59:32)

trishtren18 · 2010-02-26 06:42:56

nice bernarcher i hadn't thought of that. ill try that with obkey

archman-cro · 2010-04-28 21:14:01

Is there a way to make xcompmgr or any of its forks to be applied on just one application (or more of them)?
Example: I'd like to have shadows on Thunar and Xarchiver windows only.

schen · 2010-04-29 00:04:19

One thing that comes to mind is using devilspie, although I don't think that's possible. Also, no "necro-bumping" please.

archman-cro · 2010-04-29 05:50:33

Ahh, another app...
Sorry for bumping, but it was "only" a two months old thread, so I don't see any use in creating a new thread. That'd be just mess. Am I wrong?

demian · 2010-04-29 07:53:42

      <mousebind button="A-Up" action="Click">
        <action name="Execute">
          <execute>transset-df -p --inc 0.2 </execute>
        </action>
      </mousebind>
      <mousebind button="A-Down" action="Click">
        <action name="Execute">
          <execute>transset-df -p --min 0.2 --dec 0.2</execute>
        </action>
      </mousebind>

This will allow you to use alt + mwheel to adjust transparency for a single application on-the-fly. Paste it into the <mouse></mouse> section.

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#1 2010-02-25 15:23:28

Openbox and xcompmgr

#2 2010-02-25 15:31:17

Re: Openbox and xcompmgr

#3 2010-02-25 15:36:46

Re: Openbox and xcompmgr

#4 2010-02-25 23:25:57

Re: Openbox and xcompmgr

#5 2010-02-26 04:58:10

Re: Openbox and xcompmgr

#6 2010-02-26 06:42:56

Re: Openbox and xcompmgr

#7 2010-04-28 21:14:01

Re: Openbox and xcompmgr

#8 2010-04-29 00:04:19

Re: Openbox and xcompmgr

#9 2010-04-29 05:50:33

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#10 2010-04-29 07:53:42

Re: Openbox and xcompmgr

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